Lucinda Williams, Jackson Browne, Local Natives to headline Way Over Yonder festival at Santa Monica Pier

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INDIO, CA – MAY 05: Musician Lucinda Williams performs onstage during the Stagecoach Music Festival held at the Empire Polo Field on May 5, 2007 in Indio, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

More than 20 acts are expected to perform at Way Over Yonder as it returns to Santa Monica Pier on Sept.26-27.

Jackson Browne, Lucinda Williams, L.A.’s own Local Natives, Heartless Bastards, Houndmouth, Moses Sumney, The Barr Brothers and Linda Perhacs are just among the lauded artists slated to perform at the two-day folk festival that runs 2-10 p.m. both days, organizers announced Thursday.

Tickets for the outdoor festival by the beach go on sale at 10 a.m. June 4 on ticketfly.com.

Pre-sale tickets for email list members of the Santa Monica Pier, Rum & Humble and Spaceland/Echo will be given passwords to access pre-sale tickets available at 10 a.m. June 2.

Single day tickets start at $35 while two-day passes start at $74.

Priority viewing area two-day passes start at $126 and priority viewing area with backstage bar access start at $156.

The annual Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island, which began in 1959 by folk legend Pete Seeger and festival producer George Wein, is the longest running music festival in the country and has been considered America’s original music festival, according to organizers. Way Over Yonder is the California version of the iconic East Coast summer event.

“We can’t wait to return to the Pier,” said Newport Folk Festival producer Jay Sweet in a statement. “We made so many new friends on the West Coast last year who made us feel right at home, we’re looking forward to reconnecting and meeting a whole bunch more.”